Sonnet Thunderbolt Twin 10G, User Manual

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Chapter 5 – Verification and Configuration Steps
Figure 5
Figure 6
CONFIRM THE TWIN 10G SFP+ T3E AND ITS
ETHERNET CONTROLLERS ARE RECOGNIZED—
WINDOWS USERS
This section describes how to confirm the Twin 10G SFP+
T3E adapter is recognized by your Windows computer.
1. With the Twin 10G SFP+ T3E adapter connected to
a power source and to the computer, turn on the
computer.
2. When the computer boots for the first time
after connecting the Twin 10G SFP+ T3E, a New
Thunderbolt™ Devices Attached… window appears
(Figure 5) . Select Always Connect from the drop-down
menu; another alert appears.
3. From the Windows Start menu, select the Windows
Settings (gear) icon; the Windows Settings window will
appear
.
4. In the Windows Settings window, click on the Network
& Internet Link; the Network Status window will appear.
Click the Ethernet link on the left; the Ethernet window
will appear.
5. In the Ethernet window, the various Ethernet ports
recognized by the system are listed to the right. For
most users, the Twin 10G SFP+ T3E adapter’s will be the
only other Ethernet ports listed, with the computer’s
onboard Ethernet port listed as “Network”. Click on one
of the other ports; an Ethernet port Properties window
will appear. Each of the Sonnet adapter’s ports will have
the description “Intel(R) 82599 10 Gigabit Dual Port
Network Connection” with either #1 or #2 listed next
to it
(Figure 6) .
6. Skip to the next page, Basic Configuration Steps—
Windows Users